tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80576053215635263362024-08-29T00:49:06.158+05:30Catch the latest news from the Aviation Sector in India, Indian aviation industry latest news update airline industry, Aviation Industry India, Airline aviation industries, aviation industry analysis.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057605321563526336.post-60085121278558870892018-06-19T12:41:00.001+05:302018-06-19T12:42:09.097+05:30

Foreign currency worth Rs. 10.86 crores including American dollars and Saudi Arabian Riyals was seized by the customs department on Wednesday from an Afghan national at Cochin International Airport in Nedumbassery. The currency was found hidden inside a rice cooker, which was part of his hand baggage. The currency went undetected at the IGI Airport in Delhi. The 36-year-old

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Air India pilots are up in arms over the airline's decision to appoint its first woman pilot - who joined AI in 1988 but could never fly an aircraft s a pilot as she failed to failing to clear company medical tests - as the airline's chief of flight safety (CoFS). The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) had last month removed AI's previous CoFS after it was found that he had not

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The very real threat of the US flight safety regulator downgrading Indian aviation has forced the government to hire full-time pilots from commercial airlines for the grossly-understaffed directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) as flight operations inspectors (FOI). Ten serving pilots — senior ones of the rank of instructor and examiners — are being taken on contract for a year at a

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Air India has tied up financing for 12 of the 27 Dreamliners it has ordered from Boeing and decided to have a long-term agreement with its American engine manufacturer GE for overhaul and repair of GEnX engines powering these aircraft. A meeting of the Air India Board on Tuesday informed that bridge financing for the 12 aircraft has been tied up with Deutsche Bank and Investec Bank,

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By serving the country with the best at every step, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has not only touched the skies, but also the heart of every Indian with their righteous deeds. This Indian defence group has come a long way since its establishment on October 8th in 1932. Right from 1948 to the Kargil conflict, IAF has wonderfully exhibited its winning abilities. Let’s take a look at some

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Making a strong case for approval of their proposed airline JV, Tata Group and Singapore Airlines have said that the joint venture (JV) would create significant job opportunities in India, boost aviation sector and would boost the country's image as an international investment destination. The two partners have also listed out a number of other economic benefits for the country from

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Etihad Airways' biggest ever India recruitment campaign has been heralded a huge success with more than 1,000 applications received from men and women looking to join the airline's cabin crew division.  The drive, in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi, successfully found the required 200 applicants who will be trained as Etihad Airways cabin crew in advance of the airline's

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Ailing infrastructure in rapidly growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region has not kept in step with demand, creating huge challenges for airlines running out of pilots as fleets expand. Led by China and India, the region’s economies will grow 4.5 percent per year over the next 20 years, while Chinese airlines triple the size of their fleets, according to

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The board of the proposed Tata SIA Airlines Ltd would eventually have six directors, Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines have said in an application to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board. While four of the directors would be nominated by Tata Sons, the other two would be representatives of Singapore Airlines. The chairman of the board will always be a Tata nominee, the partners have said

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Desperate to shrug off charges of inertia, UPA II will fast-track the Tata-Singapore Airlines' proposal to set up a full-service carrier. While top government sources say clearances will be given without any unnecessary delays, the attempt will be to make the proposed airline take off within the remaining tenure of this regime. The Tata-AirAsia proposal was cleared in about eight months

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Singapore Airlines' (SIA) partnership with the Tata Group to start a new domestic airline in India declares its designs on Asia-Pacific in a way that its previous alliances and investments have not. Dependent on international passenger traffic, SIA is trying to reduce its exposure to markets in the US and Europe. Premium travel saw a decline on the back of a weakened Europe. The stronger

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Emirates Group and Qatar Airways are also evaluating local operations As the aviation industry awaits clarity on the proposed joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines for a full-service carrier, and its eventual fallout on the three-way tie-up that the Tatas had earlier forged to operate low-cost airline AirAsia in the country, analysts believe that the twin proposals of

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A few days after warning project affected persons (PAPs) of the proposed Navi Mumbai airport that the state may have to "scrap" the plan if there would be further delays in land acquisition, leading to its cost rising to unfeasible levels, the state on Monday took a U-turn.   The state and Cidco, the agency responsible for the airport development, said that they would go ahead

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Grounded Kingfisher Airlines today made a last-ditch attempt to prevent a hunger strike threat by its employees, by asking them to wait till Thursday, as the airline expects some positive outcome from the hearing on the winding up petition against it, say sources. The Karnataka High Court is slated to hear the winding up petition by six creditors to the airline on Wednesday. As many as

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Beginning Monday, the Airport Authority Employees Union (AAEU) is set to launch a 10-day protest against the privatization of Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport. More than 150 employees under AAEU will stage protest every day during lunch hour without affecting the operations of the airport. From September 9, the employees began wearing black badge at work to mark their

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Even Cidco, the only player keen on the project, changes stand. The Navi Mumbai international airport may not come about at all, with even the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) wanting it “scrapped”. “The project may have to be scrapped as it has become unfeasible,” Cidco joint managing director V Radha said. “More than 10

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Regional airline Air Costa has received the air operator’s permit from the Director General of Civil Aviation, clearing the way for its take off.  The airline is now set to commence its scheduled flight operations from October. It will start its ticket sales in the next few days. “We will start with two E-170 and two E-190 Embraer E-Jets having twin class cabin,” K.N.

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Small destinations in the country will have air connectivity with a network of more than 100 airports planned to meet the expected passenger load capacity of 30 crore by 2020, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said. The first such airport will come up in Kishangarh town in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district, he said after laying the foundation stone for the development of the

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Twenty young engineering graduates, including six girls, will join the maiden batch of the MTech (Aviation) course, which is a joint academic collaboration between the University of Pune (UoP) and Germany's top pilot training and flight school, Fachschule Fur Luftfahrzeugfuhrer (FFL). The students were handpicked from among 40 shortlisted candidates, who were interviewed on Thursday and

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President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent for setting up of the first-ever national aviation university named after Rajiv Gandhi to train pilots, cabin crew and aircraft engineers. The university would come up at Sonia Gandhi's constituency of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. "The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 has received the

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Meet 17-year-old Ayesha Aziz, who hails from Khawaja Bagh in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. She is the youngest Kashmiri girl to be awarded the student pilot license by Bombay Flying Club. “It is a dream come true,” she says. Ayesha said that she had dreamt of flying an airplane since her school days. Besides being a member of Indian Women Pilots’ Association, Ayesha has the Flight

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Around 150 candidates will appear for Sunday's maiden entrance exam for University of Pune's (UoP) newly introduced M Tech -Aviation course. The exam will be held simultaneously in Bangalore, Kolkata and Delhi besides Pune. Speaking to Newsline, Aditya Abhyankar, dean of UoP's faculty of technology, said, the entrance exam has received a good response. "We initially received around

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Ratan Tata, business magnet in the world is now playing an active role in Airasia’s Indian operations. First, Tony Fernandes wanted Ratan Tata himself to take up the responsibility as the chairman of Airasia, but since Ratan Tata rejected the offer, he has recommended someone else for the role. Fernandes, says that Ratan Tata is a one of the most successful businessmen and his

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Private carrier Jet Airways has hiked the salaries of its pilots, acceding to their long pending demand, even as its 24 per cent stake sale deal with Etihad Airways awaits regulatory approvals.   "The airline has hiked its pilots' wages by up to 18 per cent in staggered manner with retrospective effect from 2010-11," sources close to the development said. The maximum hike

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